Nautical Items and Ship Equipment

1) Brass marine gimbal stick barometer, c. 1980, scale marked "J.J.B.L.M, 16 a 22, R.N. Desterro, Lisbon", with mercury-filled glass tube, height 37 in. - Please note: Due to mercury, shipment not possible, pick-up only. - 2) Portable pressure gauge, c. 1920, Andrew Chalmers & Mitchell, Glasgow, on mahogany board with handle, height 20 in. - 3) Ship's bell, c. 1990, replica of the PS-Graf-Spee bell of 1939. - 4) Three-blade ship’s propeller, bronze, Ø 14 in. - 5) Brass two-draw telescope, c. 1900, probably England, extended length 37 in., clear optics. - 6) Speaking trumpet, brass, length 15 in., with whistle. - 7) Sandglass, c. 1970, brass frame, height 11 in. - 8) Candle lantern, c. 1940, and tin container with 10 candles. - 9) Brass plaque "Carl Melzer - Dampfkessel-Fabrik" ("Carl Melzer - Steam Boiler Factory"). - 10) The Excelsior Ship Log, c. 1910, instrument for measuring a vessel’s speed. - 11) 2 clinometers, c. 1980, brass. - 12) Compass, c. 1980, brass, with one sight, mirror and two bubble levels. - And: 13) Miniature capstan wheel, c. 1980, marked "Brown Bros & Co. Ltd., Rosebank Ironwork, Edinburgh", brass and teak, height 21 in.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)